Governance & Leadership
Spring 2024 Campus Meeting
Board of Directors
Officers & Members
Eric Yeager, Board Chair
Cobb County Law Enforcement (Retired) (PD & Sheriff's Office); Current Contractor, Cobb PD
Maureen Lok, Vice Chair (2020 Legacy Award)
Volunteer Cobb Master Gardener (retired)
Patricia Quinn, Secretary
Pfizer (Retired)
Gerlda Hines, Treasurer
State Accounting Officer for Georgia
Ashley Martin, Facilities Committee Chair
Senior Director, Impact Development Management
Marsha Brenner, PaJammin' Fundraiser Chair (2022 Legacy Award)
CCYA Guardian Angels Lead & Retired Photographer
Kay Anderson
Georgia Department of Family & Childrens Services (Retired, Regional Director)
Dwight Blackwood
VP & Assoc. General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
James Bullock
Chief, Clarkston Police Department (retired Cobb County Police Department)
Julie Burns
Director of Community Health Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Clifton Dortch, Jr.
Relationship Manager, Balentine
Boris Garbuz
Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Lindsay Garbuz
Community Volunteer
Pete Kantor
COO, Blue Trust
Charles Maxell, Jr.
Pastor, The Breakthrough Fellowship Church
Jennifer Maxell
Pastor, Breakthrough Fellowship Church
John McMahon
Vice President / Commercial Relationship Manager, South State Bank
Kristine Mensching
Administrator, CyberSecure IPS
Kimberly Pullen
Manager, Indirect Tax, Printpack Inc.
Scott White
Retired District Chief, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services
Angela Whritenour
Application Support Lead, DPR Construction
Legacy Emeritus Trustees
Contributors to CCYA's History and Future
Brian Newsome (2012 Legacy Award)
VP, Albion Scaccia Enterprises, LLC
Mike Kaufman (2015 Legacy Award)
Partner, The Hawkins Firm
Jim Newman (2016 Legacy Award)
Retired AT&T (deceased)
Chris French, Ph.D (2017 Legacy Award)
Psychologist; Entrepreneur
Michael Samples (2018 Legacy Award)
Owner, Samples Construction
Kelly Johnson (2019 Legacy Award)
Owner, A&K Affairs
Mike DeWitt (2024 Legacy Award)
Partner, Wealth Advisor, Corient
Bob Fyfe (2025 Legacy Award)
Executive VP/Partner PointNorth Insurance
Emeritus Trustees
Past Board Members
Hank Anthony
Retired Attorney
Bill & Martha Bechtel
Retired Owners, Executone of GA, Inc. (Bill, deceased)
Val & Vincent Green
Retired, Allstate
Jeff & Linda Pace
The Pace Family Foundation
Nancy & David Young
Volley Automation, Computer Technologies
Executive Leadership Team
Staff Officers
Kimberley A. Borna, J.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Angela Thornton, J.D.
Chief Advancement Officer
Patricia Reece
Chief Operating Officer for Residential Services
Kimberly Tinsley
Chief Programs Officer
Administrtive Leadership Team
Staff Administrative Directors
Mark Thompson
Director of Finance
Dasha Wilson
Director of Admissions & Compliance
Steve Yarish
Director of Human Resources
Programmatic Leadership Team
Staff Programmatic Directors
Jamie Hartley
Life Works Program Director
Paula Pickett
Life Works, Assistant Program Director
Tony Wells
Director of Music Education
Management Team
Staff Managers (Admin & Programmatic)
Steve Bryan
Facilites & Information Technology Manager
Antrica Feaster
Garden Manager
Marsha Joseph
GED Homeschool Program Manager
Adesola Gbadebo
Overnight Campus Manager
Ron Stebenne
Post Secondary Education & Career Manager
Michelle Tiggs
Food Services Manager & Chef
Allana Thompson
2nd Shift Campus Manager
CORE Services Leadership
Success Brand, Mental Health CORE Services
John Kennebrew, LPC
Founder/CEO, Success Brand Counseling
Charles Boarden
Success Brand Counseling COO & CORE Intake Oversight @ CCYA
Lydell Smith, LMSW
Success Brand Counselling, CCYA On-site Clinical Coordinator
